Car-window.



No. 645,667. Patented Mar. 20, I900. W. E. HENDRICKS.

CAR WINDOW. (Application filed Jan. 13 1900.)

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WILLIAM E. HENDRICKS, or CAIRO, ILLINOIS;

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sPn'orrIcATron orming part of Letters Patent No. 645,667, dated March20, 1966. Application filed January 13, 1900. 7 Serial No. 1,335. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it met l/concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. HENDRICKS, a citizen of the United.States, residing at Cairo, in the county'of Alexander and State ofIllinois, haveinvented a new and useful Oar-Window, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in car-windows. V v

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcar-windows, more especially the manner of mounting the same, and toprovide a simple, strong, and close-fitting antifriction one capable ofenabling weights to be employed for counterbalancing the sash andadapted to support the'parts, so that the sash and the weights willslide freely and be unaffected by the jolting and twisting of cars whenin motion.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of acar-window constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewillustrating the arrangement of the adjacent ends of the upper and lowersashes of the car-window. Fig. i'is a horizontal sectional view showingthe invention applied to a parlor-car window having two sliding sashes.a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional viewon line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates the framework of a car-window, provided with a verticalgroove receiving a vertical guide-bar 2 and forming a well 3 for aweight 4,, which counterbalances a movable lower sash 5, the upper sash6being designed to be rigidly mounted in position in the usual manner.The verticallymovable lower sash is designed to be provid ed at each ofits side edges with a slide strip or plate 6, constructed of suitablemetal and provided with a central longitudinal tongue 7, which isarranged in a corresponding vertical longitudinal groove 8 of theguide-bar 2.

Fig. 5 is The slide or strip 6 has its inner face of the same width asthe sash. Its side edges 9 are beveled, and it fits in a correspondinglongitudinal recess 10 of the outer face of the guide bar 2. Thevertical guide-bar 2 is of greater thickness than the facing strips orboards 11 of the window-frame, and as the movable sash is offset fromthe facing-pieces 11 and is arranged in [the longitudinal recess of Ithe guide-bar there is no liability of the Woodwork shrinking, swelling,or otherwise compressing itself around the edges of the sash andinterfering with the movement of the latter. The rib or tongue 7 keepsthe mov able sash centered in the longitudinal recess, as illustrated inFig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, and prevents the slide or strip 6from binding.

The guide-bar 2 is provided at opposite sides withinwardly-divergingperforations or open ings 12, adapted for the reception of screws 13,which engage the woodwork of the car, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and byarranging the fastening devices in this manner the guidebar, which iscomposed of upper and lower sections 13 and 14, issecurely held inposition and is prevented from being twisted by the vibration of a car.v The sash is connected by a suitable sashcord 15 with the weight 4,which is provided at its front and rear faces with grooves 16 and 17,and the said sash-cord passes over a pulley 18, located at the top ofthe windowframe, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accom- The weight isrectangular in cross-section, and the front and rear panying drawings.

grooves 16 and 17 receive vertical ribs or tongues 19 and 20 of theguide-bar 2 and an inner guide-strip 21, which is secured by suitablefastening devices 22 to the inner or rear wall of the recess of thewindow-frame, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2. These longitudinal ribs or tongues 19 and 20retain the sliding Weight in proper position and enable it to slidefreely without binding. The guidebar 2, the weight, and the strips orplates 6 and 21 are compactly arranged and occupy but a small amount ofspace and may be conveniently employed on passenger-coaches and similarvehicles where the windows are close.

together and where but a small amount of space can be allowed for suchdevices. The

7 and 26, of rubber or other suitable material, which close the spacebetween such meeting rails. The meeting rails or bars 23 and 24 of thesashes may be spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 3, to prevent the movablesash from binding, and the elastic strips 25 and 26, which are arrangedat an inclination, are secured in suitable recesses of the bars orrails23 and 24. The lower sash is designed tobe provided at its lower edgewith a weatherstrip, of rubber or other suitable material, secured tothe sash and adapted to exclude air and at the same time form a cushionfor the sash in closing.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 of the drawings the invention is shown applied to aparlor-car window having two sliding sashes 27 and 2,8,which areprovided with slides or strips arranged in recesses 29 of a guide-bar30, the latter being enlarged and provided at its outer face adjacent toits side edges with a pair of recesses 29, constructed similar to therecess of the guide-bar 2, heretofore described. The guide-bar isprovided at its inner face with a recess 31, and it has a pair oftongues 32, fitting in grooves of and forming guides for a pair ofweights 33 and 34, connected, respectively, by sash-cords 35 and 36 withthe sashes 27 and 28. The inner guide-strip 37, which is arranged at theinner wall of the well of the window-frame, is provided with a pair oftongues 38, forming guides for and fitting in grooves of the weights 33and 34. The weights, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of theaccompanying drawings, are located at the center of the inner face ofthe outer guide-bar, and the recesses 29, at the outer face thereof, arelocated at opposite sides of the recess 31, the sashes being spaced fromeach other, asshown.

The sash-cords 35 and 36 pass over pulleys 39 and 40, located at the topof the well of the window-frame and set at an angle, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 6, the pulleys diverging outwardly from the well ofthe frame to the recesses of the outer guide-bar. The outer guide-bar issecured to the window-frame by screws 41, which diverge slightly, asshown in Fig. 4.

It will be seen that the improvements are especially adapted forcar-windows, that the balancing devices are compactly arranged, andthatthe movable sash is guided and enabled to slide freely without binding.It will also be apparent that the guide-bar which is interposed betweenthe movable sash and the weight prevents the face-pieces of the window:

frame from contacting with and binding against the movable sash andinterfering with the raising and lowering of the same. It will also beapparent that the improvements e11- able sash-weights to be employed oncars for counterbalancing the sashes and that the weights are held inproper position and are prevented from binding.

What is claimed is- 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination with a window-frame provided with a longitudinal recess, ofa guide-bar mounted in the recess and provided at its inner face with alongitudinal tongue and having a recess at its outer face, saidguide-bar being provided with a longitudinal groove located between thesides of the recess, a sash provided with'a slide or strip fitting inthe recess of v the guide-bar and having a tongue arranged in the saidgroove, a guide-strip arranged in the recess of the window-frame andprovided with a tongue, and a weight connected with the sash andinterposed between the guide-strip and the guide-bar and provided withgrooves receiving the tongue of the said guide-bar and guide-strip,substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a window-framehaving a recess, a guide-bar arranged in the recess and provided at itsouterface with a longitudinal groove and having a recess beveled at itsside walls, diverging fastening devices securing the guide-bar to thewindow-frame, and a window-sash having a beveled slide or strip fittingin the recess of the guide-bar and provided witha tongue to engage thesaid groove, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with awindow-frame, having face-pieces 11, and provided between the same withalongitudinal recess, of a guide-bar mounted within the recess and beingof greater thickness than the face-pieces, said guide-bar being providedat its outer face with a recess, a sash guided in the recess of theguide-bar and spaced from the face-pieces, and a coun-'terbalancing-weight also guided by the said bar and connected with thesash, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of an outerguide-bar provided at its outerface with recesses and having tonguesat-its inner face, an inner guide-strip provided with tongues arrangedopposite the said tongues, sliding weights interposed between theguide-bar and the guide-strip and provided with grooves receiving thesaid tongues, pulleys arranged at an angle, and sash-cords connectedwith the weights passing over the pulleys, and designed to be attachedto the sashes, substantially as dc scribed.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of an outerguide-strip provided at its outer face with recesses adapted to beengaged by window-sashes, an inner guide sliding weights fitting in thecentral recess of the guide-bar, and pulleys set at an angle and adaptedto receive sash-cords, substan- I 5 tially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. HENDRICKS.

Witnesses:

A. J. Ross, NICK KRUE.

